Biography
Jamie Oliver MBE OSIvis a restaurateur and cookbook author from England. He is well-known for his relaxed approach to cooking, which has led to him hosting various television shows and opening numerous restaurants.
He attended Newport Free Grammar School. He graduated from high school at the age of 16 with two GCSEs in art and geology and moved on to Westminster Technical College (now Westminster Kingsway College). He obtained a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in home economics from City & Guilds.
Jamie Oliver Age
He is 48 years old as of 27 May 2023. He was born on 27 May 1975 in Clavering, United Kingdom. James Trevor Oliver is his real name.
Jamie Oliver Wife and Children
Oliver married former model and writer Juliette Norton in July 2000. Poppy Honey Rosie, born on 18 March 2002, Daisy Boo Pamela, born on 10 April 2003, Petal Blossom Rainbow, born on 3 April 2009, Buddy Bear Maurice, born on 15 September 2010, and River Rocket Blue Dallas, born on 7 August 2016 are their five children.
Jamie Oliver Parents and Family
He practiced cooking in the kitchen alongside his parents, Trevor and Sally (née Palmer) Oliver, who owned and operated the Cricketers, a pub and restaurant. He has a sister.
The Sunday Night Project
Oliver has twice appeared as a guest host on Channel 4’s The Friday Night Project. The Sunday Night Project is a British comedy-variety show produced by Princess Productions, which debuted on Channel 4 in February 2005 as The Friday Night Project. The show, which was originally broadcast on Friday nights, was switched to Sunday nights for its seventh season in 2008.
The Friday Night Project, hosted by Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr, involves celebrity guests who perform introductory monologues, interview Alan and Justin, and answer questions from the studio audience. In addition, they appear in comic routines, hidden camera stunts, and a game show. The show was taped at The London Studios before airing on Channel 4, and the Thursday-night taping schedule was kept when the show was renamed The Sunday Night Project.
Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals
On Channel 4, he hosted Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals, which aired for 40 episodes in 2012.Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals is a food lifestyle show that debuted on Channel 4 in 2012. In each half-hour episode, Jamie Oliver prepares two dinners, each of which takes 15 minutes to cook.
The show premiered on October 22, 2012, and ended with the series finale episode on December 14, 2012. On September 27, 2012, a recipe book was launched in conjunction with the film.
Jamie’s Kitchen and Restaurant
Oliver moved to Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, where his debut series was a documentary, Jamie’s Kitchen, about the establishment of the Fifteen restaurant in London. Until its closing on May 21, 2019, the restaurant in Westland Place, London, continued to train young adults from underprivileged backgrounds for employment in the restaurant industry.
The 2002 documentary series followed Oliver as he attempted to train a group of disadvantaged kids who would be offered jobs at Oliver’s new restaurant “Fifteen” in Westland Place, London if they passed the course. A sequel to Jamie’s Kitchen. Cameras returned to “Fifteen” restaurant to check how the trainees were dealing in the frenetic cooking atmosphere without Jamie’s presence.
Net Worth
Oliver has an estimated net worth of £240 million.